CPC technology class · B60

B60Y - Indexing Scheme Relating To Aspects Cross-cutting Vehicle…

Indexing scheme relating to aspects cross-cutting vehicle technology. 14,131 US utility patents granted 2015–2025, with the leading assignees and year-by-year grant trajectory.

Compiled by PlainPatent · May 15, 2026

14,131
US patents granted: #5/19
in B60: 5.7%
B60 class share: +32%
5-yr velocity

The verdict

According to USPTO PatentsView, Indexing Scheme Relating To Aspects Cross-cutting Vehicle… ranks #132 of 670 CPC technology areas - 14,131 US patents granted since 2015, with recorded grant volume up 32% over five years.

#132
of 670 CPC technology areas: 14,131
US patents granted, 2015–2025: Toyota Jidosha
leading assignee (1,087): +32%
grant velocity, last 5 yrs

How B60Y's grant cadence moved

Between 2020–2024, B60Y recorded 6,988 grants versus 5,277 in 2015–2019 (+32% equal-window velocity). Across complete years, output peaked in 2019 at 1,619 grants and bottomed in 2015 at 655 (+147% peak-over-trough). Lead assignee Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha holds 7.7% of the class ; the top three share 19.6%.

Leaderboard read

B60Y concentration, lead at 7.7%

Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha leads this historical grant record at 7.7% of B60Y - foreign corporation assignees hold 68% of class grants (7,416 of 10,897). Figures describe granted US utility patents in this CPC subclass, not current investment or legal strength.

Leader's share: 7.7%
Top three share: 19.6%
Lead over #2: 139

Where B60Y sits inside B60

Among 19 subclasses in B60 (Vehicles IN General), B60Y ranks #5 and holds 5.7% of the parent class's 247,467 recorded grants. Sibling chips below are the other subclasses in the same parent class, not the nationwide volume/lead-share peers further down.

B60R 42,931 B60W 39,530 B60K 34,645 B60L 29,944 B60Q 13,530 B60N 13,335 B60T 11,759 B60C 9,320

Rising assignees active in B60Y

Company-wide grant multiples (2022–2024 vs 2019–2021) among assignees with ≥5 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide; class patent counts are subclass-specific.

#1 Mercedes-Benz Group AG 257x 0 → 257 company-wide · 31 in B60Y
#2 HL Mando Corporation 212x 0 → 212 company-wide · 24 in B60Y
#3 Kawasaki Motors, Ltd. 146x 0 → 146 company-wide · 46 in B60Y
#4 Aisin Corporation 50x 9 → 447 company-wide · 39 in B60Y
#5 Daimler Truck AG 46x 0 → 46 company-wide · 18 in B60Y

B60Y grants by year, peak 2019 (1,619)

US utility-patent grants per year in B60Y, 2015–2025 - recent five years are up 32% versus 2015–2019.

Toyota Jidosha

1,087
Ford Global

948
Hyundai Motor

737
Honda Motor

634
Kia Motors

424
Kubota

263
Deere &

257
Komatsu

204
Nissan Motor

188
Zf Friedrichshafen

184
Schaeffler & Kg

153
Audi

148

What this shows Toyota Jidosha is the most active filer in B60Y, holding 1,087 of the 14,131 patents in this class. Concentration at the top signals how contestable this technology area is for new entrants.

View data table

Top patent holders in CPC subclass B60Y
Rank	Company	Patents in B60Y
#1	Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha	1,087
#2	Ford Global Technologies, LLC	948
#3	Hyundai Motor Company	737
#4	Honda Motor Co., Ltd.	634
#5	KIA Motors Corporation	424
#6	Kubota Corporation	263
#7	Deere & Company	257
#8	Komatsu Ltd.	204
#9	Nissan Motor Co., Ltd.	188
#10	ZF Friedrichshafen AG	184
#11	Schaeffler Technologies AG & Co. KG	153
#12	Audi AG	148
#13	CNH Industrial America LLC	144
#14	KIA Corporation	141
#15	Caterpillar Inc.	138
#16	Subaru Corporation	126
#17	Polaris Industries Inc.	121
#18	Volvo Truck Corporation	112
#19	Bayerische Motoren Werke Aktiengesellschaft	111
#20	Mazda Motor Corporation	111

Footprint here vs. claim strategy

Each dot is a leading B60Y assignee, placed by how many patents it holds in this class (horizontal) against its company-wide average claims per patent (vertical) - a read on whether the class is led by broad-but-shallow filers or focused deep-claim players.

Top 14 B60Y assignees by class footprint. Bubble size = patents in B60Y. Source: USPTO PatentsView (claim depth is company-wide across all classes).

Classes near B60Y's 14,131-grant footprint

Nationwide nearest neighbors for B60Y (#132 of 670 by volume ; lead share 7.7%) - not the B60 parent-class siblings above.

Nearest by grant volume

G01D 14,112 F24F 14,049 H03F 14,014 C07F 14,249

Nearest by lead-assignee share

B62H 7.7% B21B 7.7% B60S 7.8% A62C 7.8%

Questions about B60Y

Which company holds the most patents in B60Y?

Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha leads B60Y with 1,087 patents (7.7% of the subclass). By PatentsView assignee type, foreign corporations account for 68% of class grants.

Which B60Y assignees grew fastest recently?

Among assignees with ≥5 grants in B60Y, Mercedes-Benz Group AG shows the highest company-wide grant multiple (257x: 0 grants in 2019–2021 → 257 in 2022–2024) while holding 31 patents in this subclass. Growth is company-wide, not class-only.

How does B60Y compare inside parent class B60?

Inside B60 (Vehicles IN General), B60Y ranks #5 of 19 subclasses by grant volume and holds 5.7% of the parent class total. The largest sibling is B60R (42,931 grants).

What to do with this data

B60Y in context - here's where to go next.

Toyota Jidosha Kabushiki Kaisha leads B60Y with 1,087 grants in this class. See full portfolio
B60Y ranks #132 of 670 by grant volume among all tracked CPC technology areas. See the ranking
Inside parent class B60, the largest sibling subclass is B60R with 42,931 grants. Explore B60R

Figures reflect USPTO PatentsView grant data through 2026-05-15; pending applications not yet granted are not counted.

Methodology - B60Y figures are USPTO PatentsView granted-utility totals for this subclass (14,131 grants in the tracked window).

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